| 词汇 | tick |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. tick (1) "parasitic animal," O.E. ticia, from W.Gmc. *tik- (cf. M.Du. teke, Du. teek, O.H.G. zecho, Ger. Zecke "tick"), of unknown origin. Fr. tique (1464), It. zecca are Gmc. loan-words. 2. tick (2) 1440, "light touch or tap," probably cognate with Du. tik, M.H.G. zic, and perhaps echoic. Meaning "sound made by a clock" is probably first recorded 1549; tick-tock is recorded from 1848. To tick (someone) off is recorded from 1915, originally "to reprimand, scold;" meaning "to annoy" is recorded from 1975. 3. tick (3) "credit," 1642, shortening of ticket (q.v.). 词根记忆： n. 滴答声;勾号v.滴答响;打勾号于The tickler pricked a tick on the nickname Nickel.挠痒者在绰号"镍币"上刺了个勾号. |
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